alpacasqueak
Forum Donator 2022/23
Been a tough annoying brain week so not posted for a good few days but sadly found my beautiful girl had rather crusty nipples on Thursday (not like it Monday, slightly dry on Tuesday).
I’ve been weighing her daily recently as just a little off and a very small weight loss of 70-80g over the last six months since Jess (and the extras they all got! ), thought my scales were on the blink so bought new ones, but her weight has been very stable for days (970-980g) so thought I was getting paranoid!
Was intending to get her in for a checkover to keep my mind at rest when my seizures etc had calmed down but we’re booked at Cat and Rabbit on Thursday which is the earliest they could do.
She’s not off really, eating well and still her happy self, just a little quieter than normal but she’s a quiet pig anyway! And definitely thinking she’s older than we were initially told she was on here when I took her on last January! (Boney hips and nails like an older piglet) She should be supposedly 2 but I really think she’s twice that!
She’s always had what I joke are ‘udders’, very large nipples (which also make me think she was bred from ) but those are not right even for her, can get a little dry at times but it is really a crust. (Looks itchy my poor girl)
Wasn’t impressed at being handled 3 times in a day, she despises it!
Any advice for keeping her comfortable until then? The right one is very crusty, I obviously don’t want to put anything on to mask symptoms but also don’t want her going at them as look they could bleed with a bit of scratching and don’t want them getting infected etc.
Slightly terrified of my beautiful girl possibly having to be spayed etc, she’s a shy, quiet girl and very easily freaked bless her! And I hate when it’s something I’ve not dealt with before with my babies, I’m easily freaked too!
My beautiful girl
Thanks for reading my essay as always!
I’ve been weighing her daily recently as just a little off and a very small weight loss of 70-80g over the last six months since Jess (and the extras they all got! ), thought my scales were on the blink so bought new ones, but her weight has been very stable for days (970-980g) so thought I was getting paranoid!
Was intending to get her in for a checkover to keep my mind at rest when my seizures etc had calmed down but we’re booked at Cat and Rabbit on Thursday which is the earliest they could do.
She’s not off really, eating well and still her happy self, just a little quieter than normal but she’s a quiet pig anyway! And definitely thinking she’s older than we were initially told she was on here when I took her on last January! (Boney hips and nails like an older piglet) She should be supposedly 2 but I really think she’s twice that!
She’s always had what I joke are ‘udders’, very large nipples (which also make me think she was bred from ) but those are not right even for her, can get a little dry at times but it is really a crust. (Looks itchy my poor girl)
Wasn’t impressed at being handled 3 times in a day, she despises it!
Any advice for keeping her comfortable until then? The right one is very crusty, I obviously don’t want to put anything on to mask symptoms but also don’t want her going at them as look they could bleed with a bit of scratching and don’t want them getting infected etc.
Slightly terrified of my beautiful girl possibly having to be spayed etc, she’s a shy, quiet girl and very easily freaked bless her! And I hate when it’s something I’ve not dealt with before with my babies, I’m easily freaked too!
My beautiful girl
Thanks for reading my essay as always!